What color is #839C9B?

#839C9B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839C9B?

The RGB value is 131, 156, 155: 131 red, 156 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839C9B?

The complementary color is #9C8384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839C9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839C9B color

#839C9B rgb(131, 156, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #839C9B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 61.2% green and 60.8% blue (131, 156, 155).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#839C9B color codes

HEX	`#839C9B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 156, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 61.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 16%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 1%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.48, -8.93, -2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.48, 9.25, 195.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.163, 30.968, 35.55)`
Decimal	`8625307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839C9B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #839C9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#839C9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #839C9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839c9b; }
.text { color: #839c9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839c9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 156 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839c9b, #83919c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #839C9B?: #839C9B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839C9B?: The RGB value is 131, 156, 155: 131 red, 156 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839C9B?: The complementary color is #9C8384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839C9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.